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 1675 - 1772 (96 years)
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| Name |
Charles Spencer |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
3rd Earl of Sunderland |
| Birth |
23 Apr 1675 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
19 Apr 1772 |
Sunderland House, Piccadilly, London, England  [1] |
| Burial |
St. Mary the Virgin with St John Churchyard, Great Brington, Northamptonshire, England [1] |
| Person ID |
I37007 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Sep 2013 |
| Father |
Sir Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, b. 5 Sep 1641, Paris, France d. 28 Sep 1702, Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, England (Age 61 years) |
| Mother |
Ann Digby |
| Marriage |
10 Jun 1655 |
St. Vedast's Church, London, England [2] |
| Photos |
 | Althorp House was built by Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland , in 1688 and burial site for Princess Diana
The estate has been the ancestral home of the Spencer family since the 16th century. Their fortune derived from its earliest known ancestor, Sir John Spencer of Wormleighton , Warwickshire, who bought Althorp in 1508 from the Catesby family with the huge profits from his sheep-rearing business.The house was originally a red brick Tudor building but its appearance was radically altered in the 18th century when the architect Henry Holland was commissioned to make extensive changes starting in 1788.
The interior of the house is generally considered its strongest asset as the Spencer family has assembled an impressive collection of portrait art including several pieces painted by the Flemish master Anthony van Dyck. One of the rooms in the estate is called the Queen Mary bedroom, which was used by Queen Mary and George V during their visit to the estate in 1913. |
| Family ID |
F13625 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Lady Anne Churchill |
| Marriage |
2 Jan 1699 |
St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. John Spencer, b. 13 May 1708, Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, England d. 20 Jun 1746, Wimbledon Park, Surrey, England (Age 38 years) |
| | 2. Sir Charles Spencer, 5th Earl of Sunderland, b. 22 Nov 1706, (Althorp House, Brington, Northamptonshire, England) d. 20 Oct 1758 (Age 51 years) |
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| Family ID |
F13626 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- One of these sons was the Statesman and Bibliophile, Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, Whig M.P. for Tiverton. He was born in 1674 and died on 19 April 1722. He held high office under Queen Anne and George I, being prime minister in 1718 until he was ruined by the South Sea Bubble. This man was thrice married:
1) in 1695 to Lady Arabella Cavendish, who died 1698;
2) in January 1700 to Lady Anne Churchill, 2nd daughter of the Duke of Marlborough and Sarah Jennings. (Anne is said to have converted her mother to Whiggism and was her father's favourite. Sadly she died at the age of 28 in April 1716);
3) on 5 Dee. 1717, Judith, daughter of Benjamin Tichborne, a very wealthy man. When Charles Spencer died, Judith married Robert Sutton, K.B. and died herself in 1749. [3]
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